Daughter leaves for Ecuador 5-27-07

stevenjeff · 30-05-2007, 12:22

DRNewcomb, Prion and Bossman THANKS!!!
I did not read your reply until after I made my last posting.
You are 100% correct. Thanks friends. You all have been very kind and helpful and I enjoy blogging with you all. I have learn so much from you all, keep up the great friendships.

DRNewcomb · 30-05-2007, 12:58

Steven,
My bet is that the German roommate showed up with a tri-band (900/1800/1900) phone. I've know several people who showed up in the US with dual band (900/1800) phones and couldn't figure out why it didn't work. What may happen is that your daughter ends up using the new phone you sent her (because it's cooler) and the roommate uses C139 because her phone doesn't have 850.

However, the roommate comes from a country where GSM has been the norm for years. She may be more familiar with the features and functions of the system and could end up being a good resource in finding the solution.

They should probably swap SIMs between their two phones just to see what happens.

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stevenjeff (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 18 Join Date: 13 Apr 2007 Country:	30-05-2007, 12:22 DRNewcomb, Prion and Bossman THANKS!!! I did not read your reply until after I made my last posting. You are 100% correct. Thanks friends. You all have been very kind and helpful and I enjoy blogging with you all. I have learn so much from you all, keep up the great friendships.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	30-05-2007, 12:58 Steven, My bet is that the German roommate showed up with a tri-band (900/1800/1900) phone. I've know several people who showed up in the US with dual band (900/1800) phones and couldn't figure out why it didn't work. What may happen is that your daughter ends up using the new phone you sent her (because it's cooler) and the roommate uses C139 because her phone doesn't have 850. However, the roommate comes from a country where GSM has been the norm for years. She may be more familiar with the features and functions of the system and could end up being a good resource in finding the solution. They should probably swap SIMs between their two phones just to see what happens.